Price elasticity of demand for manufactured cigarettes and roll-your-own cigarettes across socioeconomic status groups in Thailand

Jankhotkaew, Jintana; Pitayarangsarit, Siriwan; Chaiyasong, Surasak; Markchang, Kamolphat

doi:10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2019-055480

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“…More detailed study characteristics of included studies are presented in the S3 Appendix . Out of the 32 studies, two were conducted using data from Sub-Saharan Africa (Kenya, Tanzania) [ 32 , 33 ], 11 from Latin America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Mexico, Peru) [ 34 – 44 ], two from eastern Asia (China) [ 45 , 46 ], three from south-eastern Asia (Philippines, Thailand) [ 47 – 49 ], eight from Southern Asia (Bangladesh, India, Iran, Pakistan) [ 50 – 57 ], and six from eastern Europe (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia) [ 58 – 63 ]. We did not identify any studies from northern Africa, the Caribbean, central Asia, or Oceania.…”

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Socioeconomic differences in the impact of prices and taxes on tobacco use in low- and middle-income countries–A systematic review

Guindon,

Abbas,

Trivedi

et al. 2023

PLOS Glob Public Health

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There is indisputable evidence that increases in taxes that raise tobacco prices reduce tobacco use. Consumption taxes on manufactured tobacco products, however, can be regressive in socioeconomic status (e.g., when the ratio of tax paid to income is lower for higher-income groups than for lower-income groups). Nevertheless, if the poor or less educated are more price responsive, a change in tobacco tax may be progressive in socioeconomic status. Existing reviews clearly indicate that populations with lower income or education are more responsive to tobacco tax and price changes than higher-income and more educated populations in high-income countries. Research pertaining to low- and middle-income countries was, however, limited and inconclusive. We conducted a review of quantitative studies that examined if socioeconomic status modified the association between prices and taxes and tobacco use in low- and middle-income countries. We searched two electronic databases, two search engines, and two working paper repositories. At least two reviewers independently screened articles for inclusion, extracted detailed characteristics, and assessed the risk of bias of each included study. Thirty-two studies met our inclusion criteria. Overall, we found that the evidence in low- and middle-income countries was too limited and methodologically weak to make any conclusive statements. Our review highlights a number of data and methodological limitations in existing studies. The most important limitation was the lack of formal assessment of socioeconomic differences in price responsiveness. Only seven of 32 studies assessed statistically whether own-price effects were modified by socioeconomic status. Many modelling studies have examined the distributional effect of a tax increase on tobacco use, while assuming a strong own-price elasticity gradient in income. The poor were generally assumed to be more responsive to price by a factor of two to five, relative to the wealthy. Although there are theoretical reasons to expect poorer individuals to be more responsive to monetary prices than wealthy ones in low- and middle-income countries, our review provides little empirical support.

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Socioeconomic differences in the impact of prices and taxes on tobacco use in low- and middle-income countries–A systematic review

Guindon,

Abbas,

Trivedi

et al. 2023

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“…Por otro lado, se debe tener en consideración que no se ha desarrollado ningún instrumento específico para evaluar estudios que tengan como objetivo estimar elasticidades en precios y/o elasticidad precio cruzado de la demanda. En tal sentido, para evaluar la calidad de los estudios económicos incluidos, desarrollamos y propusimos un instrumento ad hoc, basado en dos revisiones sistemáticas previas que analizaron las elasticidades de productos de tabaco (20,21) . Los ítems del mencionado instrumento incluyen aspectos de los estudios relacionados con datos, métodos, pruebas y reporte de resultados (material suplementario, anexo 2 y 3).…”

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Intercambio desde los cigarrillos convencionales a los sistemas electrónicos de administración de nicotina: revisión sistemática rápida con metaanálisis y aspectos económicos

Ciapponi

Cairoli

Solioz

et al. 2021

Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica

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Objetivos. Evaluar cómo y en qué medida se produce un intercambio desde los cigarrillos convencionales (CC) a los sistemas electrónicos de administración de nicotina (SEAN). Materiales y métodos. Se realizó una revisión sistemática hasta agosto de 2019. El desenlace primario fue la proporción de un intercambio completo o parcial de CC a los SEAN y sus aspectos económicos. Los desenlaces secundarios como medidas de resultado fueron la probabilidad de intercambio y la tendencia en el intercambio por países. Resultados. Se encontraron 3628 referencias y se incluyeron 49 estudios con datos epidemiológicos y económicos. Los estudios económicos sobre la elasticidad cruzada de precios mostraron que los CC son parcialmente intercambiables por SEAN. La mayoría de los estudios reportaron que la prevalencia del consumo de cigarrillos electrónicos se incrementó con el tiempo. Tres estudios reportaron una reducción significativa de los CC consumidos por día entre fumadores duales (convencionales más SEAN) en comparación con los consumidores de CC. El odds ratio ajustado y combinado de dejar los CC entre consumidores de SEAN en comparación con quienes nunca consumieron o lo hicieron en el pasado fue de 1,19 (IC95%: 1,09-1,30; heterogeneidad 0%). Los estudios longitudinales mostraron una creciente prevalencia del uso de cigarrillos electrónicos, principalmente en adolescentes. Se encontró una relación negativa entre el consumo y aumento de precio de CC y electrónicos. Conclusión. La probabilidad de dejar de fumar CC entre consumidores habituales de SEAN se incrementó respecto a los consumidores que nunca o que solían consumir SEAN. Estudios económicos reportaron que los cigarrillos electrónicos son parcialmente intercambiables por los CC.

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“…The study that analyses the price elasticity by income groups in Argentina9 shows that price increase by 10% reduces the cigarette consumption by 2.8% and that wealthier individuals are more price sensitive, in absolute value, than the poorer ones with respect to consumption but they are less price sensitive with respect to prevalence. The studies from Thailand and Moldova also show that the cigarette consumption in low-income socioeconomic groups is more responsive to changes in the price than those in high-income socioeconomic groups,10 11 while the study from Pakistan reveals that only smokers belonging to the low-income group are price sensitive 12…”

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Price and income elasticity of cigarette demand in Bosnia and Herzegovina by different socioeconomic groups

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BackgroundTobacco tax policy in Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H) assumes a gradual annual increase in specific excise taxes on cigarettes. However, it is insufficient to reduce significantly consumption. This paper examines effects of the increase in cigarette prices and disposable income on cigarette demand in B&H by different income consumer groups.MethodsBased on the Household Budget Surveys and microdata from 2007, 2011 and 2015, we employed logit model to estimate prevalence and Deaton’s model to estimate intensity elasticity of cigarette demand for the sample of 21 424 households (9953 are smoking households) by different income groups. We used obtained elasticities and estimated the impact of tax increase on cigarette consumption and government revenue in three tax increase scenarios.ResultsTen per cent price increase would reduce the consumption of low-income households by 14%, as opposed to 9.9% for middle-income and 7% for high-income households. Low-income households would significantly increase the demand for cigarettes compared with high-income households if income increased. Increase in the specific excise tax by 25% would reduce cigarette consumption and increase government revenue, while the low-income group would experience a reduction in tax burden.ConclusionsChanges in prices have different impacts on tobacco prevalence and consumption of low-income compared with middle-income and high-income socioeconomic groups. Low-income households are most responsive to changes in prices and income. Thus, the poor in B&H would benefit from an increase in tobacco excise taxes and price.

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Price elasticity of demand for manufactured cigarettes and roll-your-own cigarettes across socioeconomic status groups in Thailand

Cited by 4 publications

References 15 publications

Socioeconomic differences in the impact of prices and taxes on tobacco use in low- and middle-income countries–A systematic review

Socioeconomic differences in the impact of prices and taxes on tobacco use in low- and middle-income countries–A systematic review

Intercambio desde los cigarrillos convencionales a los sistemas electrónicos de administración de nicotina: revisión sistemática rápida con metaanálisis y aspectos económicos

Price and income elasticity of cigarette demand in Bosnia and Herzegovina by different socioeconomic groups

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